ST. PATRICK'S PARISH (1874-1999)

Avenue de Salaberry, Quebec City, Quebec

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The first Redemptorist house in Canada, St. Patrick’s parish served the English-speaking and Irish immigrants in the city. The parish was transferred to the Baltimore Province Redemptorists and then to the Toronto Vice-Province in 1912. The first church on McMahon Street was dedicated in 1833 and the second church in a basement on Grande Allee was blessed in 1915. A new monastery was completed in 1923 and also housed Second Novitiate (1924, 1927-1935, 1941) and the Pastoral Institute (1963-1964). In 1956, fire destroyed the basement church. Using the original foundation, the upper church was constructed and completed in 1958. St. Brigid’s Home, adjacent to the church, was also under the care of the parish. In 1989, a new church was built on Rue de Salaberry.

 

The Baltimore Province took responsibility of St. Lawrence Chapel, the Cove at Diamond Harbour on June 21, 1885. Associated with St. Patrick’s parish, the chapel was established in 1852. The name was changed to Our Lady of Perpetual Help. The parish was returned to the Archdiocese of Quebec in 1962. The Redemptorists also served St. Joseph’s Mission chapel in Shannon (1957-1960) as well as a chapel in the new St. Lawrence College in St. Foy in 1964 until it became St. Vincent’s parish two years later. Since 1955, the Redemptorists also cared for St. Stephen’s congregation in Sillery.

 

When the Edmonton-Toronto Redemptorists withdrew from Quebec City, the parishes returned to the Archdiocese of Quebec.

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ST. ANN'S PARISH (1884-1970)

Montreal, Quebec

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Established in 1854 to care for Irish immigrants, the parish was transferred to the Belgium Redemptorists 30 years later. As an English-speaking parish, it was transferred to the Toronto Vice Province in 1912. Playing a central role in the formation of its members, the monastery also housed the juvenate (1910-1912; 1919-1920 and 1941-1942), a temporary seminary (1925-1930), the Second Novitiate (1948-1955) and Pastoral Institute (1958-1962). Post-war industrialization crept through the district, decreasing the population. The parish was returned to the Archdiocese of Montreal and was dissolved in 1982.

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ST. RICHARD'S PARISH (1969-1991)

Montreal, Quebec

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In the suburb of Cote-Saint-Luc, Fr. Martin Foley of the Toronto Province served as pastor in this English-speaking parish. Upon his retirement in 1991, the parish returned to the Archdiocese of Montreal. In June 1997, the city of Cote-Saint-Luc renamed a city park, “Father Martin Foley Park”, in his memory and “in recognition and appreciation of his 22 years of dedicated service as parish priest of St. Richard’s Parish.”

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MARIANELLA NOVITIATE (1950-1957)

L'Abord-a-Plouffe, Quebec

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Marianella was established as a Toronto Province Novitiate, near Montreal on an estate. It became inadequate for the increasing number of novices. It was also the site of Madonna Magazine (1951-1957), which continued publishing from there until sale of the property.

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LAKESHORE EXPERIMENTAL PROJECT (1968-1972)

Montreal, Quebec

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In the West Island community of Pointe Claire, three young Toronto Redemptorists attempted to provide outreach in a non-traditional setting. The trio provided individual and marriage counselling, celebrated mass at a block party and joined civic groups concerned about youth and drugs. The project ended in 1972.

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ST. GERARD'S NOVITIATE (1956-1957)

Senneville, Quebec

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As a temporary Novitiate after Marianella at L’Abord a Plouffe, it was a country estate house, ill-equipped for a large group of novices. The search for a larger and permanent Novitiate was hastened by the lack of space.

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REDEMPTORIST HOUSE, MONTREAL (1896-1917; 1923-1928)

Hochelaga, Montreal, Quebec

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The former convent of Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur located on the corner of Nicolet and Notre-Dame Streets was purchased from the Carmelite Sisters to become a house for the Redemptorist Vice-Province of Canada (which eventually became the former French-speaking Province of Sainte-Anne). The convent was not attached to a parish, but it has a chapel where people flock to for devotions to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Notre-Dame, and Saint Gerard. In 1901, Hochelaga became the residence of the vice-provincial for a time. It was closed down in 1917, but was reopened in 1924, only to be closed again in 1928, partly due to the proximity of the house to the Port of Montreal.

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PAROISSE DE SAINT-ALPHONSE-D'YOUVILLE (1910-2010)

Montreal, Quebec

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The Redemptorists purchased the property where the church will eventually stand in 1910, in the still underdeveloped northern sector of the city, and moved into the residence. That same year, they became responsible for the new parish created at the request of the citizens. To meet this new responsibility, in 1912, a place of worship was quickly set up while a monastery was built in 1913 and was completed in November 1914. The first church, made out of brick, was blessed in 1921, but a newer and bigger church was later opened in September 1932. The church and monastery, together with the parish hall, was sold in 2007. The Redemptorists left their ministry here in 2010 which was followed by the permanent closure of the parish. 

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PAROISSE NOTRE-DAME-DU-PERPÉTUEL-SECOURS (1913-1987)

Sherbrooke, Quebec

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The parish of Notre-Dame-du-Perpétuel-Secours was founded in 1913 and was entrusted to the Redemptorist fathers who had just built their novitiate in Sherbrooke, in accordance with an agreement signed in 1911 with the Bishop of Sherbrooke. On May 1, 1913, Father Pierre Girard, responsible for the construction of the monastery and the church, celebrated the first mass in the parish church, which then occupied a wing at the north end of the new monastery. A bigger church was constructed in the 1940s to accommodate the growing number of parishioners, with its official opening taking place during the midnight mass on December 25, 1948. Bishop Desranleau blessed the new church on October 16, 1949.

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The parish church and monastery was sold in April 1984 as a consequence of the diminishing number of staff at the community. The Redemptorists bought a house in Rue Desgagné, which would serve as a residence for the religious and offices for the parish. The move to the new presbytery took place in August 1984.

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In the same month, the Redemptorists surrendered the parish and monastery to the Archdiocese of Sherbrooke. The Redemptorists agreed to serve the parish until the end of July 1987. They also agreed with the bishop to sell the church (which belonged to the Redemptorist community) to the parish church as soon as it was established, for the symbolic sum of $1.

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ÉGLISE CATHOLIQUE MARIE-MÉDIATRICE D'ESTCOURT (1929-2001)

Pohenegamook, Quebec

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The mission house under the patronage of Our Lady, Mediatrix of Grace in Estcourt was established by the former French-speaking province of Ste.-Anne-de-Beaupre on May 3, 1929. The first superior was Father David Levack. A mission was established here as the Redemptorists saw a need for an active outreach center on the South Shore, particularly on the Gaspé and Acadian coasts. A church was consecrated here in 1949. The Redemptorists ended their presence here in 2001. 

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STUDENTAT RÉDEMPTORISTE SAINT-JOSEPH (1939-1968)

Aylmer, Quebec

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The college of St. Joseph in Aylmer was founded by the French-speaking province of Ste.-Anne-de-Beaupre to serve as a studendate. The land where the studentate stands on was a former farm and the location of the John Egan House. Building commenced in 1937 after the studentate moved from Ottawa to Aylmer. Father Louis Routhier was the superior when it opened on June 29, 1939. In 1999, the Redemptorists sold the building, which was converted into a private residence for the elderly. Three wings were recently added to the original structure.

 

MAISON SAINT-CLEMENT (1958-1959)

Montreal, Quebec

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The Redemptorists purchased a house in Montreal to serve as an experiment for a new provincial house.

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PAVILLON SAINT-RÉDEMPTEUR (1965-2017)

Cap Rouge, Saint-Agustin-de-Desmaures, Quebec

 

The college of the Most Holy Redeemer at Cap Rouge was established on September 23, 1965 to house the juvenists and philosophy students of the French-speaking province of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupre. The first superior was Father Roch Achard. The Pavillon was closed and sold in 2017 due to a decreasing number of staff and financial constraints.